Game



Oct. 5 1926. I 1,602,069

G. DORDINE GAME Filed Jan. 21, 1926 LII/ll E I N VEN TOR.

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' Patented Oct. 5, 1926.

UNITED STATES PATENT- oFF1c GIUSEPPE DORDINE, OF PROVIDENCE, RHODEISLAND.

GAME.

Application filed January 21, 1926.- Serial No. 82,837.

This invention relates to an improvement in games, and has for itsobject to provide a set of playing cards having numerals or charactersarranged in spaced apart relation about its face, each card having a setof markers hinged or pivoted to its face so as to be swung from oneposition to another to cover or uncover its particular numeral as calledduring the play of the game.

A further object of the invention-is to provide these markers with anupturned edge so that in one position the edge will extend upwardly tobe readily engaged to swing the be swung to cover or uncover thedifferent numerals during the play.

Figure 2 is a sectional edge elevation on line 2 -2 of Figure 1, showingone of the markers as turned down to lie fiat against the face of thecard with its free edge turned upwardly to be engaged and another markeras turned upwardly the edge resting upon the card to raise the body ofthe marker to be readily engaged when desired to be operated intheopposite direction.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of one of the markers detached.

It is found in the laying of card games such as the-game of lottd andthe like in which cards are employed havin numerals or characterslocated about its ace, which numerals are desired to be covered whencalled by the leader, that in some cases where loose markers areemployed, these markers often become misplaced by a joggling. of thetable or accidental hitting of the card thus raising a question as tothe'proper placing ofthe marker. Also, these markers often becomelostwhen not in play and when it is desired to play the game but aportion of those necessaryfor laying can be found, and to obviate thisdil culty, I pivot or hinge the markers to the playing card in such away that each may be operated individually and readily swung to coverthe numeral as called by the leader during the playing of the game; bybeing attached to the card there is no possibility of loss ordisplacement during the play of the game. again, when it is desired tostart the game over again, it is only necessary to turn the cardupwardly on edge and all of the markers will turn or swing backsimultaneously into starting position. Then again, it is found ofadvantage to turn the free edge of each marker at substantially a rightangle to the plane of the body portion thereof whereby this edge may bereadily engaged to throw the marker over into position and this edgewhen the marker is in inoperative position serves to raise the body ofthe marker at an angle to' the face of the card to be readily engagedand swung into the opposite position when called for by the play; andthe following is a detailed description of one construction of myinvention by which these advantageous results may be accomplished Withreference to the drawings, 10 designates one of the cards of the game,the face of which may be divided off by lines into squares as desiredand certain of these squares are numbered as at 11 and each of thesenumbers is providedwith a set of socalled markers 12, each of which ispreferably formed'of a metal plate having its free edge 13 turned uppreferably at a right angle to the body of the plate, the opposite edgeof the plate being perforated as at 14 'to receive the joint eyes 15which form the hinge, whereby these markers may be swung either up ordown to uncover or cover the numeral on the card which is called by theleader in the play, the turned up edge of the marker serving to bereadily engaged when it is desired to swing the marker from one positionto another and whenthe marker is in inoperative position with its edgelying against the face of the card rendering the marker easily engagedto be swung to operative position to cover the numbers as called duringthe play. I

My improved marker being hinged to the card prevents the same from beinglost at any time and from becoming misplaced on the card during theplay, which is found to be of advantage. l

The foregoing description is directed sole- 1 towards the constructionillustrated, but l desire it to be understood that I reserve to Then theprivilege of resorting to all the mechanical changes to which the deviceis susceptible, the invention being defined and limited only by theterms of the appended claims.

I claim: 7

A game comprising a plurality of playing cards, the front face of eachhaving certain characters distributed about its face, and individualmarking plates each bin ed at one edge to the card adjacent the num erit is designed to mark to be swung from one position to another by theplayer to cover or uncover the desired character chosen, said markersbeing formed of sheet stock and the opposite or free edge of each markerbeing turned at an angle to the plane of its body portion thereof toprovide an operating handle to facilitate its being swung to either ofthe positions desired.

In testimony whereof I aifix my signature.

GIUSEPPE DORDINE.

